No weapons of mass destruction will be used in Korean Peninsula: Russian President Putin

Sept 9, Moscow: The Russian President Vladimir Putin, today said that he is confident that there will be no conflict with the use of weapons of mass destruction in North-East Asia, he said at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

According to President Putin, Russia is ready to develop ties with N. Korea within UN restrictions, but the missile and nuclear tests impinge on trade and economic relations, the Russian Far East Development Minister said upon meeting the N. Korean delegation.“We hope it will not come to a conflict with the use of weapons of mass destruction in North-East Asia”, President Putin stated at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok.

“There are possibilities to achieve the settlement of Pyongyang’s problem by diplomatic means. This is possible and must be done,” he also stated.